Toy vehicle



Dec. 14 1926. 1,610,308

I. e. NICKS TOY VEHICLE Filed Nov. 14, 1925 2 Sheet' -Sheet 1 Dec. 14,1926. 1,610,308

. l. G. NICKS TOY VEHICLE Filed Nov. 14, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 by the child operator.

remiss Dec. .14, 1 26.

oirics ;j i '2 IRA G. NICKS, or DENVER, COLORADO, AssIGnoR'To THE .io'Y TOY MANUFACTURING ooMrAnY, or nn'nvnn, ooLonAno, c'onrona'r'roiv or; coLon-A'no.

.1. VEHICPE t Application filed November 14, 1925. S eria1,No.-'6'J-,015;-

This invention relates to improvements in toy vehicles of the foot propelled type. s

It is the object of this invention to produce a vehicle thatshall have the general appear- I ance ofan aeroplane andjbe so constructed;

that it'can be readily propelled and steered My invention has for 'ts'further object the improvement ofv the construction of the pro- 1 pellingandsteering apparatus and-the manner of mounting the. bodyand of securing the seat thereto. v i i 1 v -The above and other objects that, will become apparent as the description proceeds '15 are attained by meansbfya construction and arrangement ofzpartsflthat Wlll'iIlOW be .describedin detail, reference for this purpose being had to the jaceompanying' drawings in which thepreferred embodiment of the in vention has been illustrateda nd in which: 4 Fig. 1 shows'a top plairview ofthe improved toy; 7 a a F'g. 2 is a side elevation of the invention, -"parts being broken away to betterdisclose the construction; '7 j.

Fig. 3 is a section taken on line 3-3, Fig. 2 and shows a .de tail of the bearingsin whichthe crank shaft is journalled; F ig.4 is atra'nsverse section taken 0n 4C 4,Fig.2;Q Fig. 5 is a section takenon line 5-5,

Fig. 6 isa section taken on line 66, Fig. 2'; 7 v Fig. 7 isa section taken on line 7- 7, Fig. 4 and showsa top plan view of the steering mechanism;

Fig. 8 is a section taken on line 8 -8, Fig. 4 and showsa detail of construction, and Fig. 9 is a section taken on line 99,

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The body is built about a-framework comprising .two members 1 and 2 of wood, as shown, or of metal. ,These members are. curved so as to conform to the outline shown in Fig. 1. To these side members the sheet metal member 3, forming the body, is secured by means of nails or screws 4.. Secured to the underside of members 1 and 2 near the front ends thereof by means of bolts 5 are springs 6 to the front'ends of which the channel 7 is secured by means of bolts or rivets 8. Mounted for rotation about the pivots 9, which are located near the ends of the bar 7, are forks 10 to the lower ends of line which the front wheels 11 arepivo-ted, Se

3 cured to thetransverse member of each fork 1 0 is an arm}12-, one end, 13 ofwhich is bent I joinsthejfree ends-ofthe arms 12 for] the purpose of producingsimultaneous equianupw'ardlyso as to hold the arm from rotat-.

gular rotation of thesteering wheels about pivots 9. A, steering'post .15 projects through a holein thefchannel; and has its upper end 16 extending-through a hole in the top, of the body member (Fig. 5). The parts 15 and 16 are connectedbymeans of, a T17 to which the steering lever 18 is fastened] For the purposeof holding thesteering post 15 from sliding downwardly, I employ a washer 19 andpin 20 arranged as shown in Fig. 9.- The lower end of the steering post is flattened'in if i the manner indicated by numeral 21' in Fig.

' 9 and this flattened end ispivoted to the-bars By movmg'the lever 18 toone 7 side or the other, the front wheels maybe 14 and 22..

rotated aboutthe pivots 9 and the direction ofthe vehicle thereby controlled. The rear end of the vehicle is supported on a single Wheel 23nonrotatably secured to a crank shaft having twoopposed. cranks 24 and 25...

f The ends of-the crank, shaft which have been designated by numer'als '26 and, 27 are jour-- nalled ina bearing formed inoneend of L 28- (Fig. 3)., The other ends vofftheseLs are threaded into; flange couplings 29 that are securedto theunderside of the frame memhere 1 and 2. rod 30 extends transversely of the body member at apoint nearthe front end'but-to the rear of the channel 7 Pivot ally mounted on the rod 30 are two U-shaped pedal members 31, a' ferrule 32 spaces the adjacent vertical arms of these members in the manner shown in Fig. 4. Connecting to the inside vertical members of the pedals 31 and are connected at their rear ends to the rods 33 have their front ends pivoted at 3 I cranks 24 and 25. 1 By oscillating the pedals 31 the drive wheel can be rotated in either direction whereby the vehicle can be madeto move in either direction. A seat 35 is supported on the raised rear ends of the cantilever springs 36 whose front ends are bolted to the upper sides of the side members 1 and 2 in the manner shown in Fig. 2. Secured to the rear end ofthe body are twotail fins 361 and 37, the former of which lies in a. horizontal plane and the latter in a vertical. plane. Fin 37 has a slot 38 extending rearwardly and fin 361 a corresponding slot 39 extending forwardly; these slots receive the respective unslotted portion of the other fin. The front end of the body has a strip 40 that represents the outer surface of a radiator shell and the front surface is provided with. an expanded metal member 41 that resembles a radiator core. A propeller 4:2 is pivotally mounted at as. Transverse wings 44, t5 and 46 are securedto the body of the machine and gives it the appearance of a biplane. The wing lat isspaced from the top of the body by means of a block 47 and'the endsof wings 4:5 and 46 are secured to longitudinal cleats .8 that are secured to the body 3 by means of bolts 49. Vertical braces 50 extend between the upper wing id and the lower wings and 46' and diagonal braces 51 extend from the upper wing to the body 3, thereby producing a rigid structure.

By making the rear wheel-23, the drive wheehgreater speed may be obtained as this wheelmay be made-as large as desired, whereas, the front wheels must be limited in size if a pleasing appearance is to beobtained.= I am aware that attempts have been 'members converging towards the rear, a

sheet metal shell secured to said side members 'so' asto form a body resembling an aeroplane body, a pair of cantilever springs secured at their rear ends to the underside of said side members, a transverse bar secured to the front ends of said springs, U-

v shaped forks pivotally attached to. the ends of said bar, a wheel mounted for rotation between the, arms of said forks, arms secured tosaid forks near their tops, a connecting bar secured at its ends to the ends of said arms, asteering post pivotally mounted in an opening-in said transverse bar, a crank arm' secured to the lower end of the steering post, said crank arm being located in parallel relation with the other arms and pivotally connected to the connecting bar whereby when the steering post is rotated'the wheels will be rotated through a corresponding angle, a drive wheel located near the rear ends of said frame members, an axle for the drive wheel, said axle having two opposed crank arms, a seat, a pair'of pivoted pedals secured'to the frame in front of said seat and connecting rods from said pedals to the cranks on the'rear axle.

Y 2. A toy vehicle comprising, in combination, a base frame having two side members,

a cantilever spring securedto the underside of each side member near the front end thereof, a transverse bar connected to the free ends of said springs, a U-shaped yoke member pivotallyattached to each end of said transverse bar, an arm-secured to each yoke member, a steering post rotatably con-1 nected with the transverse'bar at a point intermediate its ends, said steering post having its lower end bent at right angles and flattened, a connecting bar connecting the free ends of said arms, the free end of the flattened portion being connected with the connecting bar' so that when the steering post is rotated the wheels will be rotated through corresponding angles, a' seat secured to said members, a drive wheel pivotally connected at' a point to the rear of the seat, a pair of osc'illatable pedals connectedto the side members at a point located at the front ofthe seat, two opposed cranks connected with the drive wheel and a connecting rod joining each pedal with one of the said cranks. y

In testimony whereof'I affix my signature.

IRA e. NICKS- 

